Saturday NITE Live

I went out on a date last night. Oh yeah. I know I talk so much trash about the dating scene and I have sworn off dating several times but I couldn't resist an invitation from a dude I've been eyeing for some time (we've been doing the whole friendship thing), but he finally asked me out on a date and I happily accepted. So here I go...

We started off last night at Mike Shannon's restaurant downtown. The vibe was lovely, food excellent, and the conversation was off the chain. It's been awhile since I have laughed so much during a date. He had me smiling from ear to ear with his stories of traveling- he is a pharmacuetical rep for a major company, so he had a lot of funny things that has happened to him on the road, things you couldn't imagine. He always told me he loved his job. Now I know why.

While we were eating, we were told by our waiter that it was a packed house tonight at Shannon's because there were alot of Bears fans in town to see the Rams vs. Bears game on Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome. After we finished our meal, we decided to mingle at the bar and met up with a very excited and devoted ( and also DRUNK) couple from Chicago who didn't want to do anything but trash talk. LOL. My date and I played with them a little, but there was no way we were going to get too deep into the back and forth banter because we were St. Louisans and the Rams suck major monkey balls. The couple, a middle aged working class husband and wife from the Chi, were good sports though and even bought a round of drinks for us who were holding court in the bar area. Kudos to the bartender! She made the best amaretto sours ever!

After tiring of the bar, we decided to go to the Lumiere Casino down the way and played some slots. LOL. I won $60.00 on the nickel slots and I watched as my date lost a buck fifty playing Black Jack. I told him to stick to his day job. He agreed.  We chilled at the Aqua bar and the Sleek Lounge and ran into some mutual friends who wanted to take the party to a club here called EXO.

Off to EXO. We got bar service and that was off the chain but way too expensive IMO. We danced to T-Pain and 'nem, Jim Jones new cut, and flurry of other tuneage. It was refreshing to be with a male that actually liked to dance, not just hold up the wall and bob his head to the beat.

All in all, this was one of the best dates I have had in awhile. No drama, good conversation and fun, and no odd and uncomfortable moments. We ended with a nightcap at his place downtown. Um, let's just say I was a good girl but I did stay the night. We will just leave it at that. I told him I was going to blog about this today and I don't want to be the type to kiss and tell and share all of the details.

We are doing it all over again next Friday. Can't wait!

Dating is not indeed dead. LOL. I still have some hope. A little, anyway.